Compact ASUS Zenfone 9 launches on July 28, also a Flip?
ASUS has announced that the Zenfone 9 will be officially presented on July 28. The device will most likely also come to Europe. What can we expect from this compact smartphone?
Official announcement
In a Twitter post ASUS has announced that the ASUS Zenfone 9 will be presented on July 28. Below the post, ASUS shares the following text: ”We can’t wait to share this exciting news with you – we will be live on July 28 at 9 p.m. (UTC+8) to reveal the most gripping Zenfone 9 ever!”
They also report that the smartphone will have a ‘Compact Size’ and ‘Big Possibilities’. This of course refers to the compact design that the Zenfone devices from ASUS always have. We also see transparent devices on the phone’s display, does this possibly refer to an infrared filter? We saw this before with the OnePlus 8 Pro before OnePlus decided to disable the function after criticism about privacy.
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Other specifications
According to previous rumors and renders ASUS Zenfone 9 will get a 5.9 inch Full-HD+ 120 Hz AMOLED panel. With this, the device will have just as large, or small, screen as the ASUS Zenfone 8. This Zenfone 8 was the predecessor of the Zenfone 9 and was tested by us last year. Our Sebastien was very positive about the phone and its compact design at the time. He said the following in his review:
You might forget how efficient and enjoyable a smaller phone can be, because you can do so much more work with one hand.
In addition to the compact design. more is known about the Zenfone 9. ASUS accidentally placed a video of the smartphone. In this video we see some remarkable features and functions of the smartphone. For example, there will be a separate physical button on the side of the phone with which you can scroll. There will also be a special accessory for the Zenfone 9 on the market. You can read more about this in this article.
The ASUS Zenfone 9 will also have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, a 50 MP main camera, a 4300 mAh battery, an IP68 rating and a 3.5mm audio jack. The device will probably come on the market in the colors black, blue and red for a price starting at 800 euros.
Compact device is coming to Europe
In the tweet from ASUS, we can also see that the ASUS Zenfone 9 will be launched in Europe, judging by the announcement of the device on July 28 at 3:00 PM in Berlin. A funny detail is that we see a selfie camera in the photo shared in the Twitter message, but it has disappeared on the ASUS website. Is this a mistake, a marketing ploy or does the photo on the website refer to an Asus Zenfone 9 Flip? We’ll see on July 28th.
When the Zenfone has arrived, we will of course test it for you and see if the device can conquer a place in the best compact smartphone list.
What do you think of the ASUS Zenfone 9 and compact smartphones in general? Let us know in the comments below this article.
